The Stars Take the Stage- July 15, 2008 Yankee Stadium gets all dressed up one last time for the All-Star Game to say a presumptive goodbye as baseball's quintessential national stage.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/sports/index/mlb/index_xml/~3/335744259/AR20... Independent's Day: Sherrill Beats the Odds- July 15, 2008 Long before he joined the Orioles as an overlooked piece of perhaps the shrewdest trade of the offseason, George Sherrill started on his long road out of the independent leagues with little more than his own determination.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/sports/index/mlb/index_xml/~3/335744261/AR20... Lincecum Pitches Giants Past Cubs- July 13, 2008 Tim Lincecum tosses eight strong innings to hand fellow All-Star Ryan Dempster his first loss at Wrigley Field, leading the Giants to a 4-1 win over the Cubs on Sunday.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/sports/index/mlb/index_xml/~3/334558212/AR20... Toronto's Burnett Beats Yankees on Short Rest- July 13, 2008 A.J. Burnett comes within two outs of a shutout, Marco Scutaro hits a three-run homer and the Blue Jays beat the Yankees, 4-1, on Sunday.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/sports/index/mlb/index_xml/~3/334558213/AR20... Indians Complete Sweep of Rays- July 13, 2008 The Rays lose their seventh straight game Sunday, sending baseball's feel-good story into the All-Star break on a sour note.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/sports/index/mlb/index_xml/~3/335744262/AR20... Mets Pitching Paces Win Against Rockies- July 12, 2008 Jose Reyes homers and a resilient Mets bullpen shuts down the Rockies, combining on a one-hitter in New York's 3-0 win on Saturday.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/sports/index/mlb/index_xml/~3/333875833/AR20... Harden Impressive in Debut as Cubs Beat Giants- July 12, 2008 Rich Harden strikes out 10 in an impressive debut for the Cubs, who blow a five-run lead in the ninth inning before beating the Giants, 8-7, on a Reed Johnson single in the 11th.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/sports/index/mlb/index_xml/~3/334558214/AR20... Jeter, Rodriguez Homers Help Yankees Top Toronto- July 12, 2008 Alex Rodriguez passes Mickey Mantle on the major league home run list and Derek Jeter hits No. 200 of his career to help the Yankees beat the Blue Jays, 9-4, on Saturday.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/sports/index/mlb/index_xml/~3/333875835/AR20... Rays Drop Fifth Straight- July 12, 2008 Cliff Lee pitches six stellar innings and the Indians drop Tampa Bay, 5-0, on Friday, extending the Rays' losing streak to five games.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/sports/index/mlb/index_xml/~3/333253548/AR20... Easley Homer Leads Mets- July 12, 2008 Damion Easley provides some unlikely power with an eighth-inning home run that carried the Mets past the Rockies, 2-1, on Friday night, their seventh straight win.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/sports/index/mlb/index_xml/~3/333253549/AR20... |